5.8% ▲ +137.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 2.4%
- 2016: 4.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).
Oxley Island · Suburb / Locality
Jobs & Industry in Oxley Island
Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.
A shifting workforce defines Oxley Island, where the unemployment rate of 5.8% is now much higher than in most similar areas. Fewer adults here are working or looking for work compared to the rest of the state and country. This reflects a local job market that differs significantly from national trends.
Labour force
Employment, participation and unemployment.
Only 55.6% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well below the national figure of 61.1%. Full-time employment is also low at 54.0%, falling well below both the state and Australian averages.
55.6% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.2%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.
54.0% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.5%
- 2016: 53.1%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of employed people who worked full-time.
Industries
The industries that employ local workers.
Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 21.9%, followed by agriculture, forestry and fishing at 16.8% and construction at 10.9%.
Occupations
The kinds of jobs people do.
The most common roles are professionals (20.4%) and managers (19.0%), while labourers make up 16.1% and technicians and trades workers account for 15.3% of the workforce.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Oxley Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL13120/oxley-island/topic/employment